STOCK WAGONS BY THE SCORE.

Distribution of the BCW is now almost complete with the last 20 or so orders to be posted this week.

Assembly of the BSV is underway with the factory expecting to despatch the production run in the last week of June. This would suggest Customs clearance at Port Botany in the second week of July.

Tian Qing He sails Monday.

MV Tian Qing He is due to depart Hong Kong for Port Botany on Monday 23 April. 2012. On board will be our BCWs.
The Tian Qing He is due to arrive at Port Botany on 3 May, 2012 and allowing a couple of days to clear customs we expect to start distribution on our return from the Brisbane Exhibition on the 10th of May. Distribution is expected to be complete by the end of May.

The Tian Qing He on a recent visit to Sydney.

 

BCW - Latest from the factory.

The factory has advised that production of the BCW will be finished on the 12th of April. The shipment should therefore clear Port Botany sometime in the first week of May. I expect to start distribution when I return from the Brisbane exhibition which should see distribution completed by the end of May. 

The BSV - I might have to keep most of these for Werris Creek.

Painted samples of our BSV are now finished and the associated art-work has been forwarded to the factory. There is one minor omission in the samples in that the black version will come with buffers.
The factory shoud be able to provide a delivery date shortly.

Click on the image to enlarge especially the blue version.

Bogie Sheep Van Progress

Tooling for the BSV is complete and full engineering samples are expected before the end of March.
This would suggest a June delivery date.

Major Breaking News

               Apparently anything that happens at the Eureka offices is of such importance and general interest that it warrants immediate publication. In light of this, attached is a photo of a box sample received today from China to be used in the BCW and BSV projects. The sample has already been approved and at this stage the factory is saying that we will receive the BCW in mid- April.
               It was proposed to post this breaking news earlier today but it was decided to hold it over until this afternoon so as not to over-shadow the events which took place this morning in the National Capital.

R Class Movements

                                   An unidentified R ctests the grade at the head of a set of Auscsion E cars.


Arrived today from QSI - a sound equipped R class.  This will undergo evaluation and some tweeking before approval. Once approval is given the sound files will be burned into the QSI chips before the chips are released  to the factory for installation in R class units currently being assembled.